AMOS Amos 1:1. Amos mentions “the earthquake” here as though we should know about it. What earthquake was this? Zechariah mentions the same one, which occurred during the days of Judah’s King Uzziah (Zechariah 14:5). Some would...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ARMAGEDDON It is this coming conflagration in the Middle East that is the focus of the prophecies of the “witnesses” in our generation. Jesus has already come, in their thinking. What is next, is judgment and destruction, during which...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
HOSEA Hosea 2:14. When is Israel brought out to “the wilderness”? With just a little research we can find that this wilderness sojourn of the end times is a recurring theme of the prophets. For example, Ezekiel in 20:35-38 and 43:...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Annihilation" , continued from 1-12-17 Q= Questioner, JWA= Jehovah's Witness Answer, CA= Christian Answer. Luke 23:43. “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Or is it, “Truly I tell you today, You will be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Daniel 11:36-12:3. What period is covered in this passage? What clues tell us that? This seems to be the Tribulation period, coupled perhaps with the seven preceding verses. His words sound much like Paul’s in II Thessalonians 2, speaking...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ANNIHILATION Bodies and souls are annihilated at death. All souls die, even the soul of Jesus. The soul is merely the immaterial part of man, his life, the function of his brain and heart, etc. It is not a separate entity. Notice how this teaching...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Daniel 8:9. Where must the final world ruler before Jesus originate? One of the four divisions of Alexander’s domain. Syria, Egypt, Greece, Thrace (small portion of Europe). Delving deeper into Daniel it becomes clear that the choice is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
144,000 This is a number lifted from Revelation 7 and 14, which, there, is the total of the remnant of Israel. In “witness” thought, the 144,000 are the anointed saints, Jew and Gentile, and largely Jehovah’s Witnesses, who will...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Daniel 4:33. Is there any evidence in history of Nebuchadnezzar’s absence temporarily from the Throne? Verse 32 uses a word which can mean “seasons”. Seven seasons. Summer and winter are the seasons counted at this time and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What’s a “Kingdom Hall” meeting like? Witnesses are meeting-oriented. In the 110,000 congregations worldwide, you will of course find cultural variations, but generally speaking, this is what you might expect... Weekend...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
